Public Higher Education Bulletin

First published Friday March 10, 2006

Project Description
The Library Remote Storage Facility was designed to provide high density, archival book storage in a remote campus location. The original facility was completed in October, 2004, and it provides storage for 1.75 million volumes, as well as office and administrative space.

This addition, the first of three planned phases of construction, will provide space for an additional 1.9 million volumes. The storage of archival books is the sole programmatic component within this scope of work. Various systems used on the original building will be employed in the design of this addition, including the use of pre-cast concrete exterior wall panels, a super-flat concrete floor, a deluge-type fire protection system, and a dedicated H/V/A/C system designed specifically for the archival storage environment. The H/V/A/C system in this scope will be dedicated to the first addition; the fire protection system will be designed to extend from an existing fire pump.

Project Area:GSF: 9,900
Project Budget: $4,315,000

Letter Submission

Qualifications and supporting materials will be accepted at the address below until 4:00 PM, Monday March 27, 2006:

Facilities and Services
1501 South Oak Street
Attention: Edward J. Scopel (e-scopel@uiuc.edu)
Champaign, IL 61820

Professional Services Consultant Submittal
Firms should submit one hard copy and one electronic copy of a CDB SF 255 form (section 8 should be modified to include additional information of relevant projects) and a copy or your current CDB prequalification application. Electronic copy shall be submitted (in pdf format), using the following URL to complete and submit the form:
http://notes.ocp.uiuc.edu:8888/prism/ocpweb.nsf/projectsuiuc

Electronic copies should be submitted using the web at the URL listed and should not be submitted via email.

Hard copy (This form can be found on the CDB website at http://www.cdb.state.il.us/forms/download/255form-03.doc) once completed, shall be submitted to the address noted above.

For full consideration, interested firms should identify, at the time of submittal, all consultants anticipated to perform a significant role within the proposed team of professional consultants.

The University of Illinois encourages the participation of minority- and female-owned firms and consultants.

The project will be administered using the owner's web-based project management system. PRZM was developed to maximize the potential of the Internet in allowing project team members to access and exchange project information. PRZM supports team collaboration in management and interaction, as well as a team member empowerment on a multi-layer security system.

Minimum PRZM user requirements are as follows:

• Personal Computer: Microprocessor speed of 100mhz or higher, 32Mb RAM, and a monitor capable of at least 800 x 600 pixel resolution.
• Internet Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher is recommended.
• E-mail: PRZM requires the user to have a valid e-mail account.
• Software: At various stages of PRZM, users will be required to attach their documents to PRZM.
• Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) viewer

The following project-related criteria will be used to evaluate the firms requesting consideration for selection:

• Overall qualifications of the Professional Consultant team
• Overall design quality of the projects submitted
• Prior experience with projects at the University level
• Prior experience with projects of similar type and complexity
• Current commitments of proposed staff and firm
• MAFBE participation

Only those firms which meet the following qualifications will be considered:

• Licensed to practice as an architect, landscape architect, or engineer in the State of Illinois.
• Pre-qualified with the State of Illinois Capital Development Board.
• Registered and authorized to do business in the State of Illinois.
• Utilize an AutoCAD compatible system to provide documents.